Star Wars: The Old Republic - Patch Notes

22 Jan

22Jan

Patch Notes

_____________________________________________________________________________________________All patch notes are direct extractions from the SWTOR website, written by the BioWare team. To checkout the source visit https://www.swtor.com/patchnotes

Geonosian Queen Lair Boss - The Sith Empire’s ruthless assault on the Jedi colony on Ossus began with Darth Malora, who created her own breed of mutated Geonosian warriors to use as shock troops for the attack. But before she created her insectoid army, Malora first had to create their master and originator. Left unguarded and unsupervised, this mutated Geonosian Queen is now unleashing countless waves of her monstrous spawn to dominate the planet’s surface!

Ranked PvP Season 10 – This update marks the end of Season 10! This also marks the beginning of Season 11’s pre-season. Players will receive any seasonal rewards via in-game mail when Season 11 begins in a few weeks.

Masterwork Weapons – Players can expand their arsenal with new masterwork weapons, these can be crafted with materials acquired from the Geonosian Queen on Ossus. They can also be purchased from a vendor for Monumental Shards, which are a new Mission reward on Ossus.

The current state of Malcolm and Acina (such as dead or alive) will now display properly in the Companions and Contacts interface.

Kaliyo will no longer show as available for players who banished her.

Theron Shan will no longer show as available for players who exiled or killed him.

Theron Shan’s status will no longer change after completing the Ossus storyline.

Players who romanced Theron Shan will no longer be blocked from progressing the Ossus storyline in some situations.

Koth will now show as summonable or unavailable respectively, based on prior player choice.

Koth’s status will no longer change after completing the Ossus storyline.

When starting the Ossus storyline, player’s faction choice from Iokath will now be properly recognized.

Class story Companions are no longer duplicated and shown as unavailable in the Companions and Contacts list.

We get it Paxton, it isn’t your finest hour. Please stop saying it so much. (We have corrected an issue where Paxton fires the same voice line in all situations.)

Lana Beniko will no longer show up twice in the Inflection Point cinematic.

Players can once again share [Heroic 2] and [Weekly] Missions.

Sith Warriors who refuse to recruit Light Side Jaesa during “Back in the Fold” can now recruit her from the Companion Locator Terminal.

Progress will no longer be blocked due to Tau and Anri missing in some situations during the “No Soldier Left Behind” and “The Lost Colony” Missions.

“Rubble Piles” and the “Ancient Jedi Vessel” will no longer become uninteractable in some situations during the “Collected History” Mission on Ossus.

All players will receive kill credit as intended when defeating the Colossus Droid on Iokath.

Players who complete Jaesa’s Alliance Alert will no longer receive both Dark and Light Jaesa.

Warzones

Corrected an issue where in some situations, a player would not receive their title when achieving certain Valor Ranks.

Game Update 5.10b

General

Granny has been found! Various decorations will now show their correct appearance instead of the text “Missing Granny”.

Galactic headhunters have been successful in restoring a number of male head options which were not showing up as intended.

Thanks to the work of Alliance diplomats, Darth Hexid’s bitter grudge against Paxton Rall has been partially alleviated; Players who acquire Paxton Rall will no longer see Darth Hexid become unsummonable. Note: Players who are already in this state will be resolved in 5.10.1.

To prevent exploitive behavior, the treasure chest has been removed from Ood Bnar’s Cave in the Ancient Ruins on Ossus.

Corrected an issue where in rare circumstances players would score every time they picked up the Huttball.

Game Update 5.10a

General

It is no longer possible for characters to be left with no Main Story Mission after completing “Inflection Point”.

“Flesh and Steel” will now track kill progress for the entire Operations group on R8-X8 and Kil’Cik as intended.

Characters who reunite with Dark Side Jaesa will no longer have her Influence set to 1. Dark Side Jaesa will once again accept your Companion Gifts.

Characters who acquired Dark Side Jaesa prior to 5.10a have had her Influence rating restored to their pre-5.10 values.

Characters who reunite with Light Side Jaesa on Ossus will no longer receive the Dark Side Jaesa Alliance Alert.

The lightsabers equipped to Darth Malgus and Tau Idair along with the Blaster Rifle equipped to Major Anri are now Bind on Pickup as intended (were Bind on Equip).

The [Weekly] Masterwork Data Crystal is now available on all days of the week, not just Tuesday.

The Guild Perk “Professional Training” now grants a 5% critical rate for Crew Skills as intended.

Players will no longer see odd and in some cases blocking behavior, such as doors improperly locking, in Flashpoint and Operation encounters.

Highlights

New Storylines and Daily Area on Ossus - Continue your adventure at Level 70 on the desolate Jedi planet of Ossus with new Republic and Imperial storylines. If your character has already completed the full storyline up to this point, the new Mission will be added to your Mission Log automatically; otherwise, any level 70 character can acquire the new Mission from the terminal aboard their personal starship.

Master Mode Gods from the Machine - Defeating the dangerous family of droid superweapons on Iokath will require more skill than ever!

Guild Perks – Players can now slot Guild Perks into various rooms on their Guild Flagship. These Perks provide a range of benefits, allowing Guilds to customize how they play.

Guild Leveling – Guilds will now level up by earning Guild XP from Galactic Conquests. Leveling provides a range of benefits from access to greater Guild Perks to higher XP, CXP, and Reputation rewards.

Guild Interface – The Guild UI has been completely reworked and includes new functionality such as the Guild Log, Guild Inspect, and Guild Mail.

Masterwork Gear – From Master Mode Gods from the Machine to exploring on Ossus, players can work to acquire the best gear in the galaxy!

PvP Challenge System – Create custom PvP matches against other groups of players! Track your record against other Guilds in custom Warzone, Arena, and Galactic Starfighter matches.

Double Event – Earn double XP, CXP, and more from December 20th – December 31st.

General

Companion conversations inside of the Rishi Stronghold have had their camera adjusted to be more consistent with other Strongholds.